Sri Lanka Aviation

**Serendib** · 15-01-2026, 01:17 PM

President Taye Atske Selassie has bid farewell to the outgoing Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Ethiopia, Theshantha Kumarasiri following the completion of his diplomatic tenure. He further highlighted that cooperation between the two nations has expanded in key sectors such as energy, agriculture, and tourism.He noted that Ethiopia and Sri Lanka have many opportunities to further strengthen their relations. In this regard, he stated that discussions are underway for Ethiopian Airlines to begin direct flights to Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital.

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top...b7d86712fa&oci d=hpmsn

**Malin** · 15-01-2026, 04:17 PM

4r-anc

**n863gt** · 15-01-2026, 05:06 PM

Originally posted by banuthev

Hi Guys,

4R-ANC back in service since yesterday [13-Jan] operated CMB-KWI flights if I am not mistaken. Any photos with new sticker?

4R-AND is not in service since 11-Jan. Is it also getting special livery?

Any idea when 4R-ANE will return to service?

I wonder when 4R-ABS will get SriLankan livery? if i am not mistaken it's still in all white.

maybe maintenance for 4R-AND.
yes, 4R-ABS is still all white, and is the only jet to be so.
this would be the 2nd year 4R-ANE has been grounded now.

**n863gt** · 15-01-2026, 05:06 PM

Originally posted by Malin

4r-anc

nice catch:/

**banuthev** · 22-01-2026, 09:17 AM

Originally posted by Serendib

President Taye Atske Selassie has bid farewell to the outgoing Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Ethiopia, Theshantha Kumarasiri following the completion of his diplomatic tenure. He further highlighted that cooperation between the two nations has expanded in key sectors such as energy, agriculture, and tourism.He noted that Ethiopia and Sri Lanka have many opportunities to further strengthen their relations. In this regard, he stated that discussions are underway for Ethiopian Airlines to begin direct flights to Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital.

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top...b7d86712fa&oci d=hpmsn

I heard ET B787 visited Colombo yesterday. Do you know the reason for the visit?

**banuthev** · 22-01-2026, 09:22 AM

England Cricket Team arrived in Colombo three days ago. Do we know which flight transported them to Sri Lanka? If i recall it correctly last time they took BA 787 arrived in HRI.

**suganya07** · 22-01-2026, 12:02 PM

Beijing Capital Airlines will maintain its nonstop Beijing Daxing–Colombo service for Summer 2026. Starting March 29, the Airbus A330-300 will fly weekly on Saturdays, increasing to twice weekly from July 14 to August 25 to meet peak demand. This service provides a crucial direct link for China-Sri Lanka tourism. This is a great opportunity for Sri Lanka. Anyone heard of this news ??

**MAW2000** · 23-01-2026, 04:04 AM

Originally posted by banuthev

I heard ET B787 visited Colombo yesterday. Do you know the reason for the visit?

To uplift 11th Contingent of Sri Lanka Airforce team of 110 to UN Peace keeping missions in Central African Republic.

**Serendib** · 23-01-2026, 05:27 AM

Originally posted by MAW2000

To uplift 11th Contingent of Sri Lanka Airforce team of 110 to UN Peace keeping missions in Central African Republic.

If that happens, the time to go to Africa will be very short.

Screenshot 2026-01-23 062517.jpg

**banuthev** · 23-01-2026, 05:34 AM

Aircraft Movements at CMB by hour

JANUARY 2026
TIME	TOTAL WEEKLY FLIGHT ARRIVAL PER WEEK	TOTAL WEEKLY FLIGHT DEPATURE PER WEEK	TOTAL WEEKLY ARRIVAL + DEPARTURE FLIGHTS PER WEEK
00	25	45	70
01	12	46	58
02	28	23	51
03	28	17	45
04	2	35	37
05	35		35
06	28	6	34
07	7	50	57
08	45	30	75
09	29	32	61
10	22	16	38
11	56	17	73
12	15	28	43
13	15	40	55
14	1	32	33
15	41		41
16	33	23	56
17	41	29	70
18	13	52	65
19	15	16	31
20	10	27	37
21	43	20	63
22	49	27	76
23	35	17	52
Grand Total	628	628	1258

FEBRUARY 2026
TIME	TOTAL WEEKLY FLIGHT ARRIVAL PER WEEK	TOTAL WEEKLY FLIGHT DEPATURE PER WEEK	TOTAL WEEKLY ARRIVAL + DEPARTURE FLIGHTS PER WEEK
00	25	46	71
01	13	46	59
02	28	25	53
03	31	17	48
04	2	36	38
05	35		35
06	28	6	34
07	7	50	57
08	45	28	73
09	29	32	61
10	26	16	42
11	56	17	73
12	15	28	43
13	15	40	55
14	2	32	34
15	41	2	43
16	33	24	57
17	40	29	69
18	12	55	67
19	15	17	32
20	10	26	36
21	43	20	63
22	48	27	75
23	35	15	50
Grand Total	634	634	1268

**banuthev** · 23-01-2026, 05:50 AM

Colombo Airport Schedule Flight Information - February 2026

On the 3 Feb 2026, Qantas to operate charter flight to Colombo onboard A330-300. Route : Sydney - Darwin - Singapore - Kolkata - Colombo - Cairo - Rome - Toulouse - London;
Air India is operating Delhi-Colombo flights with 14 weekly and additional flight operating on the 14-Feb and 16- Feb 2026;
Gulf Air is increasing overall Colombo flights from 7 weekly to 9 weekly in Feb 2026;
Air Seychelles is increasing Colombo flights from 2 weekly to 3 weekly in 01 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026; B737MAX is operating the 2 weekly flight and A320Neo is operating the 1 weekly flight. Does anyone have more information about B737MAX operating the Air Seychelles flight?
Arkia is cancelling Colombo flights in Feb 2026. Any reason? Thought Arkia is operating Colombo flights until end of March 2026.
Capital Airlines is increasing Beijing Daxing - Colombo route from 1 weekly to 2 weekly from 08 Feb 2026 to 28 Feb 2026. Capital Airlines have filed Summer 2026 flight operations to Colombo. 2 weekly from 14 July 2026 to 25 Aug 2026. Rest of the dates will have frequency of 1 weekly.
Salam Air is increasing Muscat - Colombo flights from 5 weekly to 6 weekly in Feb 2026. Daily flights are planned in Summer 2026.
SriLankan Airlines is operating Colombo - Mumbai flights with 14 weekly and additional flight operating on 14 - Feb and 16 Feb 2026.
SriLankan Airlines removed the plans of resuming Colombo - Beijing and Colombo - Shanghai flights in Summer 2026. Currently SriLankan's Beijing and Shanghai schedules are appearing in Winter 2026;
SriLankan Airlines is planning to upgrade the capacity of Guangzhou flights from 4 weekly A320neo to 4 weekly A333 in Summer 2026;
Fits Air to Lahore has been postponed until further notice according to MAW2000. Fits Air website shows Lahore launch on the 03-Feb-2026 however booking are not yet open. I wonder the delay due to shortage of aircraft? 4R-EXS to be returned from Salam Air by end of this month if I am not mistaken.
Singapore Airlines delays Daily B737MAX operations to Colombo until 1 May 2026. Initially Daily B737Max Operations was planned to launch end of Mar 2026. Singapore Airlines will continue operating Daily B787-10 and 3 weekly A359 until end of April 2026. Any idea for the delay on daily B737MAX operations to Colombo?
Can anyone add in our forum if any new flights services missed in the below table?

A/L	DEST	VIA	FLTS PER WEEK IN JAN26	FLTS PER WEEK IN FEB26	FREQ VARIATION
3L	AUH	---	5	5	0
3Z	WAW	MCT	1	1	0
6E	BLR	---	14	14	0
6E	BOM	---	7	7	0
6E	HYD	---	6	6	0
6E	MAA	---	27	27	0
8D	DAC	---	7	7	0
8D	DXB	---	7	7	0
8D	KUL	---	3	3	0
8D	LHE	---	0	2	2
8D	MLE	---	9	9	0
AI	BOM	---	7	7	0
AI	DEL	---	14	14	0
AK	KUL	---	14	14	0
CA	TFU	---	7	7	0
CX	HKG	---	7	7	0
EK	DXB	---	21	21	0
EK	DXB	MLE	7	7	0
EY	AUH	---	27	27	0
FD	DMK	---	10	10	0
FZ	DXB	---	21	21	0
FZ	DXB	MLE	7	7	0
G9	SHJ	---	20	20	0
GF	BAH	MLE	7	9	2
HM	SEZ	---	2	3	1
IZ	TLV	---	1	0	-1
J9	KWI	---	7	7	0
JD	PKX	---	1	2	1
KC	ALA	---	2	2	0
KU	KWI	---	4	4	0
MH	KUL	---	9	7	-2
MU	KMG	---	7	7	0
MU	PVG	---	7	7	0
OQ	CKG	---	3	3	0
OQ	MLE	---	3	3	0
OV	MCT	---	5	6	1
QR	DOH	---	35	35	0
SQ	SIN	---	10	10	0
SU	SVO	---	3	3	0
TG	BKK	---	7	7	0
TK	IST	---	10	10	0
UL	BKK	---	14	14	0
UL	BLR	---	10	10	0
UL	BOM	---	14	14	0
UL	CAN	---	4	4	0
UL	CDG	---	3	3	0
UL	CGK	---	7	7	0
UL	COK	---	7	7	0
UL	DAC	---	7	7	0
UL	DEL	---	14	14	0
UL	DMM	---	7	7	0
UL	DOH	---	7	7	0
UL	DXB	---	11	11	0
UL	FRA	---	3	3	0
UL	FRA	CDG	0	0	0
UL	GAN	---	2	2	0
UL	HYD	---	5	5	0
UL	ICN	---	2	2	0
UL	IXM	---	6	6	0
UL	KHI	---	4	4	0
UL	KTM	---	4	4	0
UL	KUL	---	14	14	0
UL	KWI	---	7	7	0
UL	LHE	---	4	4	0
UL	LHR	---	9	9	0
UL	MAA	---	21	21	0
UL	MEL	---	7	7	0
UL	MLE	---	21	21	0
UL	NRT	---	4	4	0
UL	RUH	---	7	7	0
UL	SIN	---	14	14	0
UL	SYD	---	4	4	0
UL	TRV	---	4	4	0
UL	TRZ	---	8	8	0
WK	ZRH	---	2	2	0

**vishwa** · 26-01-2026, 09:18 PM

DOh-CMB is in the top and still we could not find seat last December.. lol

**banuthev** · 28-01-2026, 10:37 AM

Originally posted by vishwa

DOh-CMB is in the top and still we could not find seat last December.. lol

I believe DXB is a destination that connected with CMB with most flights.

Destination	Total number of flights in FEB26
DXB	74
MLE	56
MAA	48
DOH	42
KUL	38
AUH	32
BOM	28
DEL	28
SIN	24
BLR	24
BKK	21
SHJ	20
KWI	18
DAC	14
HYD	11
DMK	10
IST	10
BAH	9
LHR	9
TRZ	8
KMG	7
PVG	7
MEL	7
COK	7
TFU	7
RUH	7
DMM	7
HKG	7
CGK	7
LHE	6
MCT	6
IXM	6
KTM	4
NRT	4
TRV	4
CAN	4
SYD	4
KHI	4
SVO	3
CDG	3
CKG	3
SEZ	3
FRA	3
ALA	2
ICN	2
ZRH	2
GAN	2
PKX	2
WAW	1

**vishwa** · 30-01-2026, 02:13 AM

I hope SIN frequency will go up to 28 soon!

**SHOCKWAVE** · 30-01-2026, 03:27 AM

Originally posted by banuthev

Hi Guys,

4R-ANC back in service since yesterday [13-Jan] operated CMB-KWI flights if I am not mistaken. Any photos with new sticker?

4R-AND is not in service since 11-Jan. Is it also getting special livery?

Any idea when 4R-ANE will return to service?

I wonder when 4R-ABS will get SriLankan livery? if i am not mistaken it's still in all white.

ANE will be back flying by Feb.
AND is stored, waiting for an engine.

Sri Lanka Aviation

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